Sound: Pickups sounds great for metal, they give a properly heavy sound, came with .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042 strings, but I quickly restrung mine with some D'Addario Medium top X-heavy bottoms (11, 14, 19, 32, 44, 56) which are great for heavier stuff, as the guitar is permanantly in Drop C tuning. Sounds good on any amp, and is great for pinch harmonics // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The only problem I had was a loose screw at the back of the body which took about 3 seconds to fix. The volume and tone knob become loose quite quickly, but this is easily fixed with the screw at the side. // 9

Reliability & Durability: Have had no problems with pickups, the hardware is absolutely fine, very lightweight so using on stage is fine. Guitar feels solid and well made. // 9

Overall Impression: I mainly play metal, varying from older thrash to modern metalcore, and it sounds amazing. I also own a Cort G Series, this guitar is a huge improvement for my playing style. There isn't anything I don't like about it, apart from the fact it's uncomfortable sit with. The one thing I would change about it would be change the pickups to some active ones, although this would increase price. Overall a very good guitar, I recommend it to anyone who plays metal (: // 10

JS32T Rhoads
Reviewed by:
unregistered, on january 04, 2012 1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Price paid: $ 3

Purchased from: Al-faisaliah Mall

Features: Mine is made in India in 2010, 24 jumbo frets with rosewood fingerboard and maple neck, Indian cedro body (this wood is close to mahogany and is a good tonewood from India according to an Indian friend and is also sounding better than most Japanese and Korean made guitars), Rhoads form factor, Tune-o-matic bridge string-thru, passive electronics, a volume and a tone control, 3-way blade selector, Jackson CVR2 pickups with H/H configuration, Jackson non-locking tuners, and durable and waterproof gig bag with big pockets and embroidered with Jackson logo which is designed for most recognizable Jackson guitars to fit in, additional few bucks for a decent strap and cable will do. // 10

Sound: I play mainly doom metal, the passive electronics suits my music style very well, the stock p-ups delivered the tone that I've been looking for in a Jackson, the Indian cedro tonewood ain't bad at all, I also play black metal and death metal and this guitar sounds well on that genre as well, and the pickups sounds awesome on a cube 20xl amp that I use as a practice amp. This can do alot of sounds from Thrash to Death metal and even doom. It has a good sustain with the stock strings, .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042, the moment I restrung it D'Addario Medium top X-heavy bottoms, it sustained even better, its not noisy in all switch settings, they say its an entry-level guitar but the sound that I hear from it is like from its uncles, so all in all I recommend it to beginners and intermediate players who loved playing metal. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: My guitar came out of the factory ready to kill, the action is perfect, the bridge adjustment is awesome and pick-up adjustments are great, it ain't got any flaws, the action is perfect for stock strings, and I just reconfigured it for my new strings. As I mentioned awhile ago, I mainly played doom metal, I like this guitar's plain jet black finish, it gives a gothic and evil-ly wickded look, unlike other rhoads guitars that have graphic designs, this is very perfect finish in my opinion, suits me and my music best. // 10

Reliability & Durability: You are a foolish individual if you play on a gig without a back-up guitar, its like going to a war with out enough arsenal. This guitar will withstand live playing like all its uncles. Hardware will last of course with proper maintainance and care. Strap buttons are solid, You just need wider straps so it'll stay in place and will not slip. I just had this guitar for a week, with proper care, the finish will last. // 10

Overall Impression: I play mainly doom metal, and this guitar looks and sound gothic, it suits my musical preference and style, most metal players from beginners to intermediates will love its looks and sound. So therefore I recommend you to buy one, especially if you wanna try out a Jackson and on a tight budget. You won't regret having this guitar. I can't wish for anymore features on this guitar. I don't wanna deal with Floyd Rose bridges. I can't find anything lacking because it suits my musical preferences. Keep playing metal brothers! // 9

Sound: I play mainly metal, all sorts, from the harshest to the lightest, especially death metal and doom metal, and this guitar is versatile enough to deal with my playing and musical preferences. The stock pickups give a proper heavy sound, fitted for any metal music, and delivers a good clean tone, a move on the tone control will give you a bluesy tone. I use this guitar on a Cube 40XL practice amp, the sound is blowing me every time I play, the sound is like 80's thrash metal, and if I'm using my DigiTech Death Metal pedal, on my Marshall jcm2000, it delivers a cannibal corpse like sound. This guitar inherited the trademark sound of its predecessors. This guitar is perfect for beginners and intermediate players who loves playing metal. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Mine came of the factory ready to kill, butcher, and slaughter all other guitars in its price range, the pickups are well adjusted, the action is perfect, it stays in tune for a long time, and it can be tweaked easily if you want, like for playing in drop C. Mine doesn't have any flaws, soundwise and physical wise, wiring is good, no noise while switching pickup selector, no noise as well in all pickup positions, bridge is properly routed, a nice entry level guitar all in all, hmmm, doesn't look like an entry level guitar if you'll ask me though. // 9

Reliability & Durability: Playing live without a backup should be avoided, if a string snapped, you're done. This guitar will defenitely withstand live playing like all its predecessors, I use it along with an Ibanez XPT300, I love this one as my main guitar. I had it for only 3 weeks, and I think the hardware and the finish will last for a long time, and will definitely withstand the test of time, I'm using a Fender strap and I think the strap buttons are solid enough for this thing. The paint is very shiny and thick, so it will endure all scratches due to hard playing, but of course, with proper care and maintenance, this guitar will keep its finish for a long time. // 9

Overall Impression: Like I mentioned awhile ago, I play mainly play metal, and this guitar is very versatile for every metal music that I play. For my 5 years of playing, I've already played different guitars for metal, and I think what I have right now is piece of marvel and Legend from Jackson. Actually, I came in the this music shop to buy a Yamaha PAC120H, it has 2 humbuckers with alnico V magnets, and then I saw this gorgeous guitar, I immediately ask for it, and without any doubt, bought it with excitement, I can't wish anything for it, I don't want to deal restringing floyd rose bridges and I don't to imitate someone's sound by buying his signature guitar, I just want my own sound, and this guitar defines me and my sound. I really love its finish, its so smooth and the Rhoads style kept me looking at it everytime. The Only thing I hate about it is the single tone control, but that's just a little inconvenience and I can deal about it, I wish it came with a straplock though, lol. // 8

JS32T Rhoads
Reviewed by:
mecan1, on may 22, 2012 0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Price paid: C$ 290

Purchased from: Long and McQuades

Features: This guitar has a floyd rose tremolo bridge and a locking tuner. It has 24 jumbo frets and has a great abstract "V" shape that's perfect for metal and hard rock. It has a volume and tone knob, with a 3-way switcher. It came with a universal Jackson gig bag, which has been very durable for me. Came with two Jackson brand pickups. // 7

Sound: Sounds great for metal-hard rock-grunge. It's always an awesome guitar to show-off because of it's abstract shape. I love to use distortion for heavy riffs and solo with my EVH Wah. It's great with bending, and the sound is everything you want from a rock guitar. Great for licks, riffs, and solos. Chords, not so much. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: There are no flaws on the Jackson yet, except for a defect in the cable jack. A replacement will easily fix that, screw out, screw in. // 8

Reliability & Durability: The guitar has been onstage for several occasions, and has performed well throughout. The strap buttons are bigger than most, making it reliable, but strap locks are always recommended. It has lasted for over three years, and looks to last more. Backup guitars are always welcome, but seldom used for this Jackson. // 9

Overall Impression: This is great for Metallica, Bullet For My Valentine, Three Days Grace, and any other hard rock music you want to play. I love this guitar and I loved the price for it. Definitely a must-have for a metalhead shredder. // 8

JS32T Rhoads
Reviewed by:
quenthel, on august 14, 2013 0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Price paid: € 150

Purchased from: eBay

Features: I needed a guitar to be permanently tuned to Standard D and didn't want to use one of my other guitars for that purpose. This came at a reasonable price and its owner had replaced the standard humbucker pickups with two Duncan Designed, one of them apparently related to Dave Mustaine (but I couldn't get any more details about that). I've heard horror stories about stock Ibanez and Jackson pickups, so this counted as a plus at the time. Apart from the pickups and a nasty break in the shorter (bottom) edge of the guitar (with the wood chipped as well) the guitar is a standard JS32T Rhoads.
The Indian Cedar from which this is made is surprisingly light (perhaps TOO light) and with the bolt-on neck being too thin from what I'm used to, this feels like I'm holding a ukulele. I wish it had locking tuners; personally, I really dislike nonlocking ones, but they seem to hold a tuning acceptably well. Apart from that, it is cheap and it shows. If it weren't for the replaced pickups I would only award it a 6 out of 10. (The rating does not take into account the crack on the edge of the body). // 7

Sound: I play a variety of musical styles ranging from fusion and blues to metal and ambient, though I mostly like messing around with rock and Traditional heavy metal (nothing extreme though). Coming from a Cort KX Custom (my first guitar; still great) and an ESP Eclipse II (my second one) I found the sound to be disappointing at first; too thin and tinny, lacking important fundamentals that made even 4-string power chords sound as if they were coming from a radio speaker. Unfortunately, I cannot know the difference between those "Duncan Designed" pickups and the original ones the guitar had, but I doubt the situation would be improved.
After replacing the .09 strings with .11 ones the sound improved a bit and by tuning it a whole step down it now classifies as acceptable. It still sounds a bit thin (thinner than both the Cort and the ESP, which have SD JB/59 and EMG81/60 respectively) but the sound is usable and rather gratifying, plus I doubt I could tell the difference in the mix after processing has been applied.
* I don't have my Marshall amp with me at home due to space constraints; I always use my DAW and studio monitors with VST plugins, unless I'm playing live. While you could argue that this cannot match the performance of a real amp, the comparisons with my other guitars are made using this same setup. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar needed intonation configuration and the pickups needed to be lowered (due to the magnetic interference on the strings), but the truss rod and the fret-job were pristine. I like my action as low as I can get it and on this one I managed to get 1mm on the high E and 1.5mm on the low E with almost non-existent fret buzzing. Due to such a low action and the thinness of the neck, I got a bit disoriented at first (being used to my other guitars) but it allows for fast shredding with minimal finger stretching. It's definitely something you get used to and I personally don't mind having to adapt to different instruments. // 8

Reliability & Durability: Despite its lightness, the guitar seems to be able to withstand catastrophic damage (it has done so once already according to the seller), though I wouldn't trust any guitar to not have a backup. The whole build seems quite cheap when you first get your hands on it due to its weight, but after using it for a while I can say that it's probably going to last you for quite a few years with proper handling. The finish is thick (though generic) and apparently there were two coats of it (primer + top coat?). I am afraid I don't exactly know what materials used in it however, but it'd certainly need a lot of sandpaper to get the wood to appear. // 9

Overall Impression: It's a cheap guitar which I wanted for a specific purpose. I don't think it will ever be my primary instrument, though for a beginner it's a much better choice than your typical Fender ripoff (but that's just my personal opinion). I've been playing for about 11 years, starting when I was 20. As for the gear, I mentioned already that I own a Cort KX Custom which was my first guitar and still is excellent and which I usually use for lead parts, and an Eclipse II which performs very well and that I mostly use in rhythm ones. The JS32T cannot and was not meant to compared with any of these however. I don't particularly like that the fit of my Planet Waves locking strap is quite problematic in this guitar, yet I refuse to use any other strap any more. Also, I'd have liked the guitar to have been heavier and the neck a bit wider, but that's just me and my big hands.
I wouldn't buy one again if it were lost or stolen however and would probably seek a guitar with an even longer scale to facilitate a Standard D tuning with reasonable hardness on the strings (I like my strings stiff and even .11s are too soft when tuned to Standard D). Bottom line: If you want a beginner guitar, it's a good choice, despite the unusual shape. Even on an intermediate level this a good option if you're on a tight budget, but I couldn't recommend it for anything more serious. // 7

Good entry level guitar, especially since you're going from a Cort... Keep progressing and you'll find that this Jackson series will start inhibiting your playing, and you'll want something better made... Sit with the V shape balanced on one leg, playing it like a classical guitar, and you'll find its not awkward to sit down with at all, (other than the location of the patch cord jack)
Good starter guitar.

I like sitting with a Jackson King V but sitting with a Rhoads bugs me a lot, sold my RR5 because of it. But these new JS Jackson's are great for metal beginners and others who are a few years into their playing. I would use one as a backup guitar if I didn't have 4 jacksons already.

When you know how to sit correctly , wich is pretty easy to learn , V's are pretty comfy. Rhoads are even better comfort wise because of the shorter lower wing.
And by the way , the classical position , in my case , helped preventing back pain and gived my left hand better placement for palm muting.

Yeah my first guitar was a Jackson V body shape and it's fine
The fact that this has a good sound, will last, and doesn't have any Floyd Rose or whammy bridge which complicates changing strings and affects tuning makes it a good starter guitar
Btw how's the clean sound on this?

i've owned a few v's including jackson king v's and rhoads models never had a problem sitting with any of em you get used 2 it same as anything, and god forbid if you gotta stand lmao XD it's just about preference really if u dont like a v get a strat or something!

I wan't to buy it. But not too sure at the moment.
Any recommendations for a decent amp?
Nothing too big. Personal practice sessions.
Budget would be max 250$ for amp.
I really like Marshall. Dunno much about others. Any advice would be really appreciated.
Thanks guys!

I dont play metal but i like the shape.should i buy it?
its ok if your practicing at home, but if you're an active musician and playing in gigs, erm, its a little awkward, you know. Why buy a wicked instrument if you don't play wicked music? Take it as an advise

The shape really takes getting used to, it's not that comfortable sitting down, though the neck is pretty amazing Not a very tonal guitar though (the quality of the indian cedro) and the pickups are crap. I've had one for a year and one of the corners has chipped but thats down to me being careless D: But all in all a good metal guitar (if you change the pickups)

Used to have one of these (stupidly traded it) and finally have the money for another one. No doubt in my mind the greatest guitar I've ever owned. With one of these even a chubby-chubby fatass like me looks badass

Great guitar for the money, I bought one 4 months ago and could not be more pleased with it. I had not played for over 20 years and did not have the cash to throw-down for a neck-through or guitar with EMG's, did some research and this was what I finally decided on. Of course for under $300 you are not going to get the be-all, end-all of guitars, but this guitar exceeded my expectations and I would definitely recommend it for someone low on cash or a beginner. One thing I notice across the internet are comments saying that V's are hard to play sitting down- this is ludicrous to me as if you sit with it wedged on your leg, it is more than comfortable and in my opinion much easier to play than a strat or Les Paul shaped body.

i just changed the bridge pickups with Tesla VR-extreme, and holy mother of balls, it now sounds aggressive and tight, with an mxr fullbore metal and cube 40xl, i can get tons and tons of metal tones from metallica's "master of puppets", pantera's "cowboys from hell" slayer's "south of heaven" down to low tuned shits like hatebreed, chimaira, i think the tesla vr-extreme just matched with body wood, i dont know, all i know is that i liked this guitar even more

i have a jsckson dkmg with dimarzio crunch lab/liquid fire, and floyd rose original, i put it a D tuna but i dont like it so much so now i dont have it anymore, I'm looking for a guitar with strings thru body bridge and a guy trade me this jackson RR js32t for my xbox 360, im tinking in make the deal, but ive seen a washburn pro x50q and now i'm confuse, what would you recomended? this Randy rhoads or the washburn?